Industrial Palimpsest: The City of Newark, NJ

Recognizing Newark's industrial heritage and new design concepts by students

Initiated in Nina Rappaport’s classes in the School of Public Architecture, at Kean Universitythis collaborative study documents the rich industrial heritage of Newark, New Jersey, and its industrial palimpsest: it is a record of many of the thousands of factories that are still extant as well as others that are in ruin or have been demolished.

The research along with proposed design interventions highlight Newark’s...